Car-fender.



J. B. PAXTON, JR.

CAR FENDER.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 26, 1913.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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J. B. PAXTON, J11. GAR FENDER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 26, 1913.

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WITNESSES:

J4" I W 'Hra ur llNTTE STAT JOHN BARTON IPAXTON, JR, 015' PHILADELPHIA, EENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-FENDER.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN B. PAXTON, J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car fenders, the object of the invention being to provide an improved pivotally mounted, elastically cushioned fender supported at an angle to the longitudinal dimension of the car so that the fender will deflect a person or object to one side of the track.

A further object is to provide an improved mounting for the fender which enables the latter to be quickly removed and placed on another car or on the opposite end of the same car.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of part-s as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation illustrating my improved fender. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the car in dotted lines and the fender in full lines. Fig. 3 is a view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the fender in its rearward position and illustrating a part of the fend er in section. Fig. 5 is a detail view. partly in elevation and partly in section, on the line 55 of Fig. 7, showing one of the fender coupling devices. Fig. 6 is a view in elevation of one of the coupling members, the rod 10 to which the coupling member is connected being shown in cross section. and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the fender supporting brackets.

1 represents a car platform, and 2 are brackets secured to the bottom of the platform by bolts 3. The brackets 2 are strengthened by diagonal braces at and are provided at their upper ends with integral laterally projecting extensions 5, having enlargements 6 at their free ends. These enlargements 6 have cylindrical pockets 7 to receive pins 8 on coupling members 9. The coupling members 9 are clamped to the upper transverse rod 10 of my improved fender 11, one of said Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 26, 1813.

Patented Dec. 23,1913.

Serial No. 786,652.

coupling members being shown in elevation in Fig. 6. The pins 8 are integral with the bars 12, having split clamps 13 at one end to clamp the fender rod 10. The pins 8 are located in substantial parallelism with rod 10 and project in the same direct-ion, so that a longitudinal movement of the fender will serve to position both pins 8 in the pockets 7. The pins have beveled heads 141- at their free ends back of which beveled spring catches 16 are adapted to engage and securely lock the pins in the pockets, but permit the parts to be readily uncoupled when desired.

A coiled spring 15 is located between the fender and one of the brackets to cushion the rearward movement of the fender, and I would have it understood that other forms of cushioning means might be employed.

The pins 8 in pockets 7 act as journals to permit the fender to swing rearwardly when contacting with a person or object and this rearward movement of the fender moves the lower edge thereof into close proximity to the ground, and there will be no possibility of the fender passing over a person, however small. It will also be noted that one bracket 2 is positioned in advance of the other so that the fender is supported at an angle to the longitudinal dimension of the car and a person or object contacting with the fender will be deflected laterally off the track.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my in vention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details setforth. but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a car platform, of brackets depending therefrom one in advance of the other, a fender, coupling members on the fender, and coupling members on the brackets into which the first-mentioned coupling members are moved when the fender is moved transversely of the car in one direction, said couplings pivotally connecting the fender and the brackets, and said fender being positioned at an angle to the longitudinal dimension of the car, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a car platform,

of brackets depending therefrom one in advance of the other, a fender, coupling members 011 the fender, and coupling members on the brackets into which the first-mentioned coupling members are moved when the fender is moved transversely of the car in one direction, said couplings pivotally connecting the fender and the brackets, and said fender being positioned at an angle to the longitudinal dimension of the car, and elastic cushioning means between the lower end of the fender and its support, substantially as described.

3. The combination With a car platform, of brackets depending therefrom one in ad- Vance of the other, a fender pivotally connected at its upper edge to the brackets and positioned at an angle to the longitudinal dimension of the car, said pivotal connection comprising pockets formed on the brackets provided with spring catches, and

headed pins secured to the fender and reniovably secured in the pockets by said catches, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a car platform, of brackets depending from the platform and having cylindrical pockets at one side, a fender, pins clamped to the upper portion of the fender, said pins projecting in the same direction and in alinement, and adapted to be moved longitudinally into the pockets, beveled heads on the ends of said pins, and spring catches on the pockets adapted to engage both of the heads, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN BARTON PAXTON, JR. lVitnesses CHAS. E. POTTS,

M. E. DITT'US.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. G. 

